Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Pat Hehir

1 report across 1 case, 5 May 2025 to 5 May 2025

Victim: Pat Hehir, Irish man (judged from name)Pat Hehir

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Offences
Indecent assault
Where
Co. Kilkenny
Reporting
1 report, 5 May 2025 to 5 May 2025
Outlets
kilkennypeople.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Pat Hehir, Kilkenny
Pictured with others
Pat Hehir, Kilkenny
Photocredit not given by the outletvia kilkennypeople.ie, 5 May 2025

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Cases

latest first
  • Convicted priest named in Kilkenny indecent assault case Indecent assault · Co. Kilkenny

    Martin O' Flaherty, a 73-year-old man and member of the Christian Brothers, was convicted of sexual offending against 29 boys after teaching at CBS primary school on Stephen Street, Kilkenny, between 1976 and 1981. Pat Hehir was nine years old when he was abused by inappropriate touching, mainly after being called to O' Flaherty's desk at the front of the classroom. O' Flaherty has stood trial on five occasions since 2022 and has 103 previous convictions for the indecent assault of 22 boys. He is serving an effective sentence of eight years, two months and three weeks, with release scheduled for August 2030 but possibly as early as August 2028. Reporting restrictions were lifted in May 2025 as no further matters are pending against him.

    Sentenced, 5 May 2025Victim · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Pat Hehir, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 5 May2025
    Sentencedkilkennypeople.ie, in Convicted priest named in Kilkenny indecent assault case
    Kilkenny survivor speaks about arduous court process - as abuser priest named
    victim, Pat Hehir, male, irish (judged from name)Pat Hehir

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